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as in follower
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
a younger sister who was her echo all the while that they were growing up
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as in trace
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a few stone carvings are the only echoes that remain of a once-mighty civilization
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Recent Examples of echo
Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
The Proprietor’s voice echoed through the twisting halls of Rohan’s mind.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The story’s immediacy is intensified not only by clever dramatics but by its echoes of current events, for which D’Annunzio provides—depending on one’s views—a cautionary tale or a cookbook.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Pile echoed the idea that Black students’ concerns are routinely dismissed, citing the lack of an effort to track or quantify incidents of harassment.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
The Proprietor’s voice echoed through the twisting halls of Rohan’s mind.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
Riddick-vision — like the bio-raptors' echo location — also becomes an ingenious way to show the monsters without wasting money on high-resolution CG.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The story’s immediacy is intensified not only by clever dramatics but by its echoes of current events, for which D’Annunzio provides—depending on one’s views—a cautionary tale or a cookbook.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for echo
Verb
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Before Trump’s election, Somin had been sounding the alarm about the illegality of imposing tariffs without Congress, but the way to get this issue into court is to find plaintiffs who are harmed by the tariffs and thus have legal standing to sue.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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A lot of neo-soul at the time sounded more like ad-libs and open mics, like a poetry session and people were scatting their way through the song.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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On Tuesday, after Mr. Trump repeated the idea, Mr. Netanyahu praised it as a benefit to the people of Gaza.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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By the end of World War II, most properties in Altadena had racially restrictive deeds or covenants – a trend being repeated in white suburbs across the country.—
Calvin Schermerhorn,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In lieu of discussions of who is best for the role artistically, the question becomes who will sell more tickets (Ivy has 3 million followers but TikTok influencers rally around Chloe) and create a less toxic workplace.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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According to Rolling Stone, the singer’s public profile is one of the eight followers, as well as SZA, producer Michael Uzowuru, singer girlsweetvoiced and audio engineer Sean Matsukawa.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This is how breaks with reality occur now, aided, in part, by the internet’s justification machine, which is an efficient mechanism for dispelling any trace of cognitive dissonance.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Strategist, Neil Richardson, suggests that our digital shadows, the sum total of our online expressions and biometric traces, may soon outlive us, creating some kind of posthumous identity that transcends mortality.—
Tracey Follows,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Although Obama’s circumstances as wife to a president are certainly extraordinary, her comments immediately resonated with women across the country because of their universality.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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The monologue resonated with viewers, many of whom praised the show for capturing the complexities and emotional weight of middle-aged female friendships.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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During a House Rules Committee meeting Wednesday morning, top panel Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., quoted several House Republicans publicly trashing the Senate plan.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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When referred to a corporate emergency hospital, the family was quoted $10,000 for the procedure.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The report details the state of the relics, which include her body, left arm and heart in Alba de Tormes.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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There are precious antiques and everyday relics, among them dishware, gadgets, and appliances of every era.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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These economic impacts were only starting to reverberate.—
Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Since the United States is the planet’s largest economy and its main financial node, what happens there reverberates everywhere.—
Elizabeth David-Barrett,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Echo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echo. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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